Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Today we got our monthly update on Alexander & Eliana. We got new pictures too! They are still in the little outfits we sent for them, and they have the giraffes and the photo book in the crib. Yay! Eliana even has her little striped tights on. They look enormous on her, but I don't care. They are from us to her. So strange to think that we held those outfits in our hands just a couple of weeks ago. And now our babies are wearing them a half a world away. So crazy.

Alexander's Crib. That's the baby photo book we send them. That's us holding their acceptance paperwork. Oh, and there are the tops of their beautiful heads.

Eliana & her giraffe.

Alexander and his giraffe.

Alexander's precious little hand, and his finger in his mouth.

Latest Report for Alexander from his caregiver:

Eating Habits: He is bottle fed and enjoys drinking formula milk.
Sleeping Habits: He is awake during the day and naps two–three times a day for half an hour in between and sleeps the whole night except when he is wet or hungry
Teething: No
Any Changes in health over the past month: No
Medications prescribed: No
Measurements: Weight 5.5 kg = 12.1 lbs
Length: 58 cm = 22.8 in
Head Circumference: 40 cm = 15.7 in

Latest Report for Eliana from her caregiver:

Eating Habits: She is bottle fed and enjoys drinking formula milk.
Sleeping Habits: She is awake during the day and naps two–three times a day for half an hour in between and sleeps the whole night unless when she is wet or hungry.
Teething: No
Any Changes in health over the past month: No
Medications prescribed: No
Measurements: Weight: 4.3 kg = 9.5 lbs
Length: 55 cm = 21.7 in
Head Circumference: 38 cm = 15 in

Looks like they are both doing great, and pretty much doing the same things. They are twins, after all! :) I like the sound of them sleeping through the night. ;) Although, it says as long as they are not wet and hungry. Doesn't that happen a lot for babies at night? Just sayin'. I'm still hoping for good sleepers, though! And they are gaining weight, and seem to be loved on a lot. Makes this mama's heart happy.

So today is a great day. And to top it all off, today the courts opened in Ethiopia! That means that soon we will hear when our court date is. Our agency has a few dates slotted in the next 3 months, but we are just hoping for a November court date. If that doesn't happen, we are okay. We have mentally prepared for December, so if November happens, we will be over the moon excited! Now we just have to wait and see. Hopefully we will hear something next week!